Horror entertainment queue
This is where I’ll document horror movies that I have not yet seen – horror movies I intend to watch at some point in the future. As-yet unreleased horror films may be included here – and perhaps some reading material, too.
Horror movies I STILL haven’t seen!
- The St. Francisville Experiment
(2000) – IMDb (Rating: 38)
Horror franchises I’ll definitely follow
An article I read recently – it was in either Time magazine or The Economist – focused on the relatively large percentage of movies being released these days that are either remakes or sequels; not surprisingly, it was at an all-time high.
I am not complaining, though; some remakes are fantastic. And thanks to more horror movies coming out than ever before, there is plenty of horror entertainment to choose from.
That being said, there are certain horror franchises that I enjoy enough to follow; here are a few that come to mind.
Hellraiser
Amityville Horror
30 Days of Night
Paranormal Activity
Horror remakes I’ll definitely see
The Thing, 2011
Horror movies seen in 2011
Here is a partial list of horror movies I have seen during the last few months. I will write about some of these horror films in future posts.
Grave Encounters
Verdict: Good; probably the most frightening ghost hunter (paranormal investigator) flick of them all
Plot summary: Lance Preston and the crew of “Grave Encounters”, a ghost-hunting reality television show, are shooting an episode inside the abandoned Collingwood Psychiatric Hospital, where unexplained phenomena has been reported for years. All in the name of good television, they voluntarily lock themselves inside the building for the night and begin a paranormal investigation, capturing everything on camera. They quickly realize that the building is more than just haunted – it is alive – and it has no intention of ever letting them leave. They find themselves lost in a labyrinth maze of endless hallways and corridors, terrorized by the ghosts of the former patients. (Source: Official site)
Resources: IMDb (Rating: 61), Wikipedia, Rotten Tomatoes (Rating: T-43/Aud-52)
The Rite, 2011 supernatural horror film
Verdict: A good exorcism flick starring Anthony Hopkins
Credo, 2008 supernatural horror film
Verdict: Good and creepy
An American Haunting, 2005 supernatural horror film
Verdict: A very good, creepy retelling of Tennessee’s Bell Witch legend
Quarantine 2: Terminal, 2011 horror film
Verdict: Good – but not as good as REC 2
Resources: IMDb (Rating: 54)
Prowl, 2009 horror film
Verdict: Average
Primal, 2010 horror film
Verdict: Average
Fright Night, 2011 remake of classic vampire movie
Let Me In, 2010 remake of the fantastic, realistic Swedish vampire film
Dead Mary
Case 39
The Descent 2
Hush, 2008 horror
The Last Winter, 2008 wendigo horror
The Objective, 2008 horror
Predators, 2010 action horror
The Presence, 2010 ghost story starring Mira Sorvino
Resident Evil: Afterlife, 2010 post-apocalyptic horror
The Torment, 2010 psychological horror
Session 9, 2001 psychological horror
Trick R Treat, 2008 horror
Paranormal Activity
Paranormal Activity 2
Horror and the written word: Books, reading, stories, etc.
- Quiet Houses, by Simon Kurt Unsworth – This one sounds great!